[G] [Am7] [D7] [D9] [G]
The tables are empty - the dance floor's deserted;
[G] [Am7] [D7] [D+] [G]
You play the same love song - it's the tenth time you've heard it.
[G7] [C] [Cm] [G] [Bm7-5] [E7]
That's the beginning just one of the clues;
[Am7] [D7] [D+] [G] [Gdim] [D7]
You've had your first lesson - in learnin' the blues.
[Am7] [D7] [D9] [G]
The cigarettes you light - one after another
[Am7] [D7] [D+] [G]
Won't help you forget her and the way that you love her.
[G7] [C] [Cm] [G] [Bm7-5] [E7]
You're only burnin' a torch you can't lose,
[Am7] [D7] [D+] [G] [Gdim] [G]
But you're on the right track for learnin' the blues.
Bridge:
[G7] [C] [Am]
When you're at home alone,
[C] [C7] [G]
The blues will taunt you constantly;
[G7] [C] [Am]
When you're out in a crowd,
[C] [C7] [G] [D]
The blues will haunt your memory.
[G] [Am7] [D7] [D9] [G]
The nights when you don't sleep the whole night you're cryin',
[G] [Am7] [D7] [D+] [G]
But you can't forget her -- soon you even stop tryin'.
[G7] [C] [Cm] [G] [Bm7-5] [E7]
You'll walk that floor and wear out your shoes;
[Am7] [D7] [D+] [G] [Gdim] [G]
When you feel your heart break. you're learnin' the blues.
Repeat Bridge:
[G] [Am7] [D7] [D9] [G]
The nights when you don't sleep the whole night you're cryin';
[G] [Am7] [D7] [D+] [G]
But you can't forget her -- soon you even stop tryin'.
[G7] [C] [Cm] [G] [Bm7-5] [E7]
You'll walk that floor and wear out your shoes;
[Am7] [D7] [D+] [G] [G/F#] [Bm7-5] [E7]
When you feel your heart break, you're learnin' the blues.
Coda:
[Am7] [D7] [D+] [G] [Gdim] [G]
When you feel your heart break, you're learnin' the blues.
